Frosty Roads Explained

Jadehay sard
Director:Massood Jafari Jozani
Producer:Siamak Taghipour
Starring:Hamid Jebeli
Esmail Mohammadi
Ali Nassirian
Music:Kambiz Roshanravan
Cinematography:Mahmoud Kalari
Turaj Mansuri
Editing:Davoud Yusefian
Studio:Farabi Cinema Foundation
Runtime:93 minutes
Country:Iran
Language:Persian

Jadehay sard (Translation: Frosty Roads) is a 1985 Iranian film by Massood Jafari Jozani. The film is based on the story "If Daddy Dies" by Reza Sarshar.[1] In 1987 it became one of the first Iranian films to receive international attention when it premiered at the 37th Berlin International Film Festival.[2]

Cast

Plot

Moosavi, a country schoolteacher, must undertake an arduous journey to fetch medicine for his village's sick. Accompanied by his student and a villager, he travels through a blizzard and is pursued by a pack of hungry wolves.

Awards

Notes and References

  1. Book: Variety's film reviews 1987-1988. 1991. R.R. Bowker. 0-8352-2667-0.
  2. Nader Takmil Homayoun . 2007 . L'Iran: une révolution cinématographique. DVD . English, French, Persian . Iran, A Cinematographic Revolution . Arte and Avenue B Productions. 1:07:05.